Kiki Swinson is a nationally bestselling author whose novels, inspired by her experiences and a five-year stint in federal prison, have sold over 3. 4 million copies. Swinson’ s works feature resilient women making tough— and sometimes not quite legal— decisions to survive. She completed her first novel while incarcerated and her second novel, Wifey, went on to become a #1 Essence® bestseller and the first installment in one of today’ s most popular urban series. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia— and a former hustler’ s wife— Swinson resides in Bel Air, Maryland. Visit her on instagram at @AllThingsKikiSwinson.